There seems to be a lot of blogging-related activities coming up over the next few months. I'll be attending the Kuching Bloggers Meet-up which is happening soon, as well as the (unconfirmed) nationwide bloggers meet-up in KL organised by Project Petaling Street (PPS) on or around 23rd June.

For the benefit of those who don't know, Tomorrow is Singapore's Project-Petaling-Street-equivalent-but-not-quite blog portal. The main differences lie in the fact that Tomorrow is moderated by editors and that they do feature non-Singaporean blogs every now and then.

No offence intended and I may be a little biased... but I seriously think Project Petaling Street sounds heck a lot better than Tomorrow. ;) Honestly, I have no idea what the editors were thinking coming up with such a "creative" name like Tomorrow. This is probably what happened.

Location: Some Starbucks Cafe along Orchard Road

Cowboy Caleb:"Eh, so what are we gonna call this new blog-tal thing har?"Calm One:"How about Project Orchard Road?"Everyone:"EEEYYYERRR!"Mr Miyagi:"Sounded so not 'oleejina' lah!"Daryl Sng:"Aiya Mr Brown, you come up with something lah! We'll use it one."Mr Brown:"Huh? Me? Now ah? I can't think leh. Gimme some time. Tomorrow lah, tomorrow lah!"

And hence, Tomorrow.sg is born.

Anyway, back to the Bloggers Convention.

The event is projected to be held in July but the organizers have been keeping hush about the whole thing. The only news we heard from them is a call for suggestions of the convention's name. Once again the Singaporeans exercised their right-brain and came up with some "creative" names like:
- The Fellowship of The Blogs
- Revenge of the Bloggers
- Kingdom of Bloggers
- The Bloggers' Guide To The Galaxy
or my favourite,
- The Blog Job

Personally, I like it short and simple (the name, not the 'blog job'). I took the first syllabi out of "Singapore Bloggers Convention" and came up with Sing Blog Con, which I reckon is pretty cool. Besides, Sing Blog Con sounds like some Chinese guy's name. So if my mother (who doesn't like the idea of me blogging) ever ask me "Why are you flying off to Singapore?", I can just reply her "Nehh... I'm going there to meet my friend loh, Mr Sing Blog Con."

There's a lot of speculation going on about what's going to be happening at the blogger's convention. One would expect a Showcase-like set up: invite some popular blogger goes up the stage, say some words, then goes down to a booth where he/she sign autographs for his/her readers.

I don't know how well that is gonna work. Just because some blogger shows a lot of flair and charisma in his/her writing doesn't necessarily mean that that charisma will be translated seamlessly into real life. My coconut jokes, for example, is kinda lame if it were to be uttered out in real life. Whilst its true that some bloggers have indeed achieved celebrity status, the status is comparable to that of D-list celebrities like radio DJs and TV commercial actors, NOT A-listers like Brad Pig and Orlando Broom.

Say hello to the relatives of Brad Pig

But of course that concept is nothing but mere speculation.

A little bird flew into my house one day and told me secret plans the organizers have for the first ever Singapore Bloggers Convention. Remember, you read it first on kennysia.com! I had barbequed bird meat for dinner that night. :)

Singapore Bloggers Convention 2005 - Program Listing

1:00pm~2:00pm

Opening Speech by Chairman of Agency for Science, Technology and Research
(A*STAR), Mr Philip Yeo

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Dude, you are the funniest blogger in the realm. When you come down, I'm a gonna buy you a beer before kicking your ass 3 ways to china.

This is going to be the sequel to the Sith, appropriately called â€œtomorrowâ€. It will not be the ironic of achieving peace by creating another war as in the â€œsithâ€ (hello Mr. Bush...), this time it is simply the big-balled Kenny against the sheep in tomorrow; 1 against 3 millions strong. Did I say strong? No, I meant... just 3 millions if there is enough Lee social engineered fertile couples. I am no expert in modern warfare, but Kenny certainly has advantages, primarily weight, both above the waist and below the waist, that is in cluster unit in case you ask. Chances for sheep to win on the other hand do not look good unless they can get beyond tomorrow, but given that there is only right brain and is preoccupied with infantile, it will be tough! Pope, what is your point, really?

I love the Tomorrow Never Dies pic!! And if you want to know how the name Tomorrow came about, we have a newspaper in Singapore called Today. So I guess that's what inspired the creators of Tomorrow to name it as such.

The pun on coming up with the name, "tomorrow.sg" is pure classic! You even have the poster to boot! LOL!

I am so.. looking forward to the 'performances'. Maybe Mr Brown can wear coconut husks to cover the 'well-endowed' assets on his body. I know a belly-dance is middle-eastern but he looks better being Hawaiian.

You know, this raises an important question - what exactly will we do at this convention? I always thought we'd just sit around, chit chat and drink beer. Then again, what sort of convention would that be, right?

Iâ€™d have second thought â€˜bout going to Singapore Bloggers Convention if I were you, since you have quite a following of impressionable Singa~poo~lan. Also since youâ€™ve acquired the mind-bender skill of a Jedi master, they might mistake you as a svengali of sort with the statue of the grandmaster of Fulung Gong. You're considered a threat to the republic! These are the likely scenarios while youâ€™re there:
1. Yeo-da will be breathing down your neck.
2. Theyâ€™ll pluck your hairy legs so clean that theyâ€™ll look like Kimbelycuntâ€™s.
3. Youâ€™ll go in a macho, but come out a â€œBak-chaoâ€ (coll. Hokkien for â€œwastedâ€ as in vegetable. ~ â€œliaw!â€ as in die-lah!): more akin to a version Xia Xue (the delirious looking one with the tongue sticking out)
4. Worst case scenario: Since Singapore is becoming a Resort City in the global village, they have adopted Eagleâ€™s â€œHotel Californiaâ€ as the national anthem; itâ€™s called â€œHotel Singapuraâ€, and a phrase of the lyrics goes like this: â€œYou can checkout any time you like, but you can never leave!â€

If I were involved in the organisation of this Convention, I will definitely adopt the programme proposed by you.

BUT, I would like to suggest slight modifications. After Jeff Ooi's speech at 9.30 pm, I will feature you as the next 'Special Guest from Malaysia'.

After a long day of speeches, I am sure the Conventioners will appreciate a humourous speech. As for the topic, how about 'Resolving and Improving Bilateral Relations Through Blog Jobs'?

The fun and laughter you generate will provide the natural lead-in to the finale belly dancing item by Mr. Brown and Mr. Miyage.

10.30 pm is too early to end the Convention, though. To wrap things up, the COnventioners should go Zouk and Mumbo Jumbo or Velvet Underground to drink lots of beer. Hey, we are a hip, cool and vibrant society, so Conventioners should party till the early morning!!

However, I don't qualify for the COnvention since I do not own a blog. TToo bad.... :(

i can't belive that xiaxue has such high rating. Her blog is really crap with absolutely no sense of humour. Other then the fact that she looks "PRETTY" with super heavy make up and a smile of gum", there is nothing attractive about that blog unlike your big balls huahahaha